Wheelchair-bound woman, 87, dies after being stung 150 times by swarm of giant hornets

- The wheelchair-bound pensioner was being escorted home from hospital

- Her caretaker watched helplessly as the hornets brutally stung her 150 times in terrifying 50-minutes assault

An elderly Japanese woman was stung to death by a swarm of stinging giant hornets while being escorted home from hospital.

The wheelchair-bound pensioner, identified as Cheiko Kikuchi, was being taken home by her caretaker from western Ehime Prefecture, a nursing facility, when the deadly swarm descended on her with lethal bites.

According to a report by Japan Times, the caretaker’s desperate attempt to rescue Kikuchi failed miserably, as the hornets formed thick buffer around her.